GI-BIll And Flight TRaining question

NW004

NW004

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Ok i'm really thinking my head off here because i want to be a very sucessfull pilot one day, but the money is tight in every single corner. I cant go to college because i have no money, and my parents cant afford to send me either. So military is my top choise, i like the military dont get me wrong, but i like flying way more.

My question is: When using VA benefits, it says that it will pay 60% of the flight training, except PPL. So is this in either active or reserve? Because my top choises are The Navy and Air Force Reserve, and since the AFR allows me more time to train, i'm kind of banking towards their service.

Is there a certain amount of time i have to wait to take advantage of the VA benefits?

Thanks for all of the help, i love this site.
 
mtsu_av8er said:
Give me your 11th General Order VERY quickly, and I'll answer!!
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Please tell me you don't still know those:

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Umm . . . of course I don't . . . :p

Some things I still keep in my head. I'm one of those weird guys that believe that one day, there's going to be a revolution, and I'm going to have to lead a platoon of militants to save our country - from the Government!!:rawk:






In a dream, of course . . . :)
 
GI Bill

Others know more about this subject than me...but I'll give it a try.
I believe you must wait untill you are finished paying into the GI Bill system(normally 12 months) before you can use the money. There are many disadvantages to using the money while still in the service.

If you would like to fly now and get paid to do so, forget the Air Force and Navy. Talk to an Army recruiter about becoming a Warrant Officer. They need them now! The Army does not require you to have a 4 year degree to fly like the aforementioned.

Advice: Do not let the recruiters fool you into believing you have to fix helicopters before you can fly them, you can go straight into the flight program.
 
kwdguy said:
Others know more about this subject than me...but I'll give it a try.
I believe you must wait untill you are finished paying into the GI Bill system(normally 12 months) before you can use the money.
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More to it than that. When I was in (which wasn't so long ago), you had to serve 36 months of Active Duty before using the bennies. I have no knowledge of the weekend guys.

There are many disadvantages to using the money while still in the service.
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I think that would be correct.

If you would like to fly now and get paid to do so, forget the Air Force and Navy. Talk to an Army recruiter about becoming a Warrant Officer. They need them now! The Army does not require you to have a 4 year degree to fly like the aforementioned.
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The Army does have a good deal! However, remember - you're an Army pilot. Can't whine and moan when you're sitting in Iraq or Iran.
 
In the reserves you simply wait for your security clearance to go thru...when that happens, you can take advantage of it right after basic and tech school. Secondly, make sure you do get the deal that you want before signing the dotted line. There are some guys here in my unit who never got sign in bonuses and some other guys can only take advantage of the GI bill if its related to their current job. It all depends on when you sign up and what budget there is allocated for the certain time. Just keep asking around more, specially the people who has gone thru it...don't ask a recruiter though...they never tell the truth.
 
Another option is applying for a 4-year Army ROTC scholarship at the school of your choice. The benifit there is you get a college education for free (great for if the flying thing doesn't work out) and you get to serve in the Army as a commissioned officer. The down side is branching is competitive, so if you don't score high enough in while in ROTC, you may not get to become an Army aviator. I am an ROTC instructor, so if you have any questions about it, PM me.
 
ChinookDriver said:
Another option is applying for a 4-year Army ROTC scholarship at the school of your choice. The benifit there is you get a college education for free (great for if the flying thing doesn't work out) and you get to serve in the Army as a commissioned officer. The down side is branching is competitive, so if you don't score high enough in while in ROTC, you may not get to become an Army aviator. I am an ROTC instructor, so if you have any questions about it, PM me.
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I wish i could become an Officer, but unfortunaly i'm not a citizen of the United States, only a resident
 
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